kernel_optimize_test/drivers/net/benet
Sathya Perla 5fb379ee67 be2net: Add MCC queue mechanism for BE cmds
Currenlty all cmds use the blocking MCC mbox to post cmds. An mbox cmd is protected
via a spin_lock(cmd_lock) and not spin_lock_bh() as it is undesirable
to disable BHs while a blocking mbox cmd is in progress (and take long to finish.)
This can lockup a cmd in progress in process context. Instead cmds that may be
called in BH context must use the MCC queue to post cmds. The cmd completions
are rcvd in a separate completion queue and the events are placed in the tx-event
queue.

Signed-off-by: Sathya Perla <sathyap@serverengines.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2009-06-19 00:18:39 -07:00
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be_cmds.c be2net: Add MCC queue mechanism for BE cmds 2009-06-19 00:18:39 -07:00
be_cmds.h be2net: Add MCC queue mechanism for BE cmds 2009-06-19 00:18:39 -07:00
be_ethtool.c
be_hw.h be2net: Add MCC queue mechanism for BE cmds 2009-06-19 00:18:39 -07:00
be_main.c be2net: Add MCC queue mechanism for BE cmds 2009-06-19 00:18:39 -07:00
be.h be2net: Add MCC queue mechanism for BE cmds 2009-06-19 00:18:39 -07:00
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